George Tiller vigil to be held

The candle-light vigil will begin at 8 p.m. and will last until about 9 p.m. in South Park, according to Lawrence Journal-World reports. Tiller, who was a medical director of an abortion clinic in Wichita, was shot and killed this morning at his church. Check Kansan.com for more details as the story develops.

 

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Comments

Murder in the name of a supposed pro-life movement. Disgusting hypocrisy.

And I suppose you hate the black rights movement, since a few of them were extremists too.

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